Programs and Teams
FIRE NSBE Jr. offers a variety of programs ranging from A (Aerospace/Rocketry) to V (VEX Robotics) for students grades 5th - 12th! Read on to see which team is right for you!
Aero Tech Innovation: FIRE Rocket Challenge (5th-12th) Space: GLEE - Lunar Space Payload Development (9th - 12th) Cyber Security * Financial Literacy Workshops Math Counts (Middle School) Professional & Personal Development (High School) Tech Entrepreneurship Junior Achievement (High School) Ten80 Racing (6th - 12th) Ten80 Autonomous Vehicles Team (6th - 12th) Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL) (9th-12th) VEX IQ Robotics (5th-8th) VEX V5 Robotics (9th-12th)* FIRE Medical Tech & Software Engineering/MTSE (9th-12th)* *Programs contingent upon mentoring availability |
Math Counts
The competition builds math skills, promotes logical thinking, and sharpens students’ analytical abilities. MATHCOUNTS motivates and rewards students by fostering teamwork and a competitive spirit. It involves students and teachers in year-long coaching sessions and helps students at all levels improve their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
The competition builds math skills, promotes logical thinking, and sharpens students’ analytical abilities. MATHCOUNTS motivates and rewards students by fostering teamwork and a competitive spirit. It involves students and teachers in year-long coaching sessions and helps students at all levels improve their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
VEX V5 Robotics
Via autonomous and remote-drive robotics skill challenges, students in 9th-12th grade will learn C/C+ Programming and mechanical design, fabrication, and assembly. Teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
Via autonomous and remote-drive robotics skill challenges, students in 9th-12th grade will learn C/C+ Programming and mechanical design, fabrication, and assembly. Teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play against other teams in a game-based engineering challenge. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
VEX IQ Robotics
VEX IQ offers students in 5th-8th grades the opportunity to develop STEM research skills, mechanical design and assembly experience, and programming autonomous and remote-drive robotics skills. Teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play with other groups in a game-based engineering challenge. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
VEX IQ offers students in 5th-8th grades the opportunity to develop STEM research skills, mechanical design and assembly experience, and programming autonomous and remote-drive robotics skills. Teams of students are tasked with designing and building a robot to play with other groups in a game-based engineering challenge. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
Aero Tech Innovation: FIRE Rocket Challenge
Students in 5th – 12th grade in teams of threes will compete for various prizes. The challenge requires students to design, build, and launch model rockets, test hypotheses, analyze data and share their results with a panel of aerospace & STEM professionals. Participants will receive information and mentorship for additional regional, national, and international competition experiences.
Rockets 101
As participants in the national FIRE Rocket Challenge, students will explore a variety of model rocketry concepts. Students will learn aerodynamic principles, build and launch model rockets, share an oral presentation and maintain a design notebook to compete for prizes at the end of the season.
Rockets 2.0
This section is an accelerated curriculum for middle and high school students interested in aerospace prototype design, building, and launching. Successful completion of a previous rocketry or aerospace program experience is required.
Students in 5th – 12th grade in teams of threes will compete for various prizes. The challenge requires students to design, build, and launch model rockets, test hypotheses, analyze data and share their results with a panel of aerospace & STEM professionals. Participants will receive information and mentorship for additional regional, national, and international competition experiences.
Rockets 101
As participants in the national FIRE Rocket Challenge, students will explore a variety of model rocketry concepts. Students will learn aerodynamic principles, build and launch model rockets, share an oral presentation and maintain a design notebook to compete for prizes at the end of the season.
Rockets 2.0
This section is an accelerated curriculum for middle and high school students interested in aerospace prototype design, building, and launching. Successful completion of a previous rocketry or aerospace program experience is required.
Ten80 Racing and Autonomous Vehicles Team
Middle and high school-age students learn the skills needed to design and market a racing team successfully. Learned skills include but are not limited to engineering design and manufacturing, programming and electronics, project management, as well as business marketing. Groups of students are tasked with designing and building an RC car to meet specific targets and race the car in a NASCAR-like challenge. Teams also will market their program and present their project to a panel of judges to gain points toward winning the competition. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
Middle and high school-age students learn the skills needed to design and market a racing team successfully. Learned skills include but are not limited to engineering design and manufacturing, programming and electronics, project management, as well as business marketing. Groups of students are tasked with designing and building an RC car to meet specific targets and race the car in a NASCAR-like challenge. Teams also will market their program and present their project to a panel of judges to gain points toward winning the competition. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
Tech Entrepreneurship Junior Achievement
In a competitive atmosphere, high school students will take a business idea from conception to the creation of a fully functioning retail business. Students learn entrepreneurship, logistics, marketing and branding, website development, and project management skills. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
In a competitive atmosphere, high school students will take a business idea from conception to the creation of a fully functioning retail business. Students learn entrepreneurship, logistics, marketing and branding, website development, and project management skills. The program provides local, regional, and national competition experiences.
Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL)
Try-Math-A-Lon (TMAL) is a weekly math practice program meant to foster good study habits to help prepare students for standardized exams such as the ACT and SAT, groom them for success in STEM courses, and promote competition and good sportsmanship. The TMAL competition consists of two components: in-person testing as a team and a quiz bowl. Groups of students compete in fast-paced math and science Olympiad style format. The program provides regional and national competition experiences.
*Professional & Personal Development*
This program is a must for high school students interested in getting a head start to a successful college or career experience. Students will learn the “soft skills” needed to succeed in life. Some of the topics covered include Interview Prep, Resume Writing & Critique, Navigating College App, Developing Your Brand, Strengths Assessment, Public Speaking, Life Skills, and Financial Literacy.
This program is a must for high school students interested in getting a head start to a successful college or career experience. Students will learn the “soft skills” needed to succeed in life. Some of the topics covered include Interview Prep, Resume Writing & Critique, Navigating College App, Developing Your Brand, Strengths Assessment, Public Speaking, Life Skills, and Financial Literacy.
*Financial Literacy*
In collaboration with our community and university partners, students will learn the importance of being financially savvy. Closing the wealth gap demonstrated in our communities, students will learn how to budget, save, and invest in their future.
*Cyber Security*
In collaboration with NSA and Capitol Technology University, students will take advantage of high school work-study, internship, and coop opportunities, Gifted and Talented Program, scholarships, and hands-on cybersecurity training and competitions/ challenges.
**Program is scheduled based on community partners’ availability.
In collaboration with our community and university partners, students will learn the importance of being financially savvy. Closing the wealth gap demonstrated in our communities, students will learn how to budget, save, and invest in their future.
*Cyber Security*
In collaboration with NSA and Capitol Technology University, students will take advantage of high school work-study, internship, and coop opportunities, Gifted and Talented Program, scholarships, and hands-on cybersecurity training and competitions/ challenges.
**Program is scheduled based on community partners’ availability.